Europe looks to Arctic spaceports in bid for independence from US

Two small spaceports in the far north of Europe, one in Sweden and the other in Norway, are vying to become the first on the continent’s mainland to launch satellites into space. US President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies are prompting Europe to look at how it can ramp up its independent space capabilities, seen as vital to its defence.

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